feat: enhance temporal context and self-managed memory protocols

jarvis.py

@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ def get_latest_session_id():
     try:
         # Check sessions from the workspace context
         result = subprocess.run(["gemini", "--list-sessions"], capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=WORKSPACE_DIR)
-        match = re.search(r"1\..*?\[(.*?)\]", result.stdout)
-        if match:
-            return match.group(1)
+        # Find all UUIDs inside brackets [UUID]
+        matches = re.findall(r"\[([a-f0-9\-]+)\]", result.stdout)
+        if matches:
+            # Return the last one in the list
+            return matches[-1]
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Error fetching session ID: {e}")
     return None
@@ -78,19 +80,37 @@ def run_gemini(command, is_init=False):
     if current_session_id:
         args.extend(["--resume", current_session_id])
     
-    if is_init:
-        # Read soul.md from root and pass as system instruction
-        if os.path.exists(SOUL_PATH):
-            args.extend(["--system-instruction", os.path.abspath(SOUL_PATH)])
-        print(f"\n[Jarvis] Initializing system protocol...")
+    # Set up environment for Gemini CLI
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    
+    if os.path.exists(SOUL_PATH):
+        with open(SOUL_PATH, 'r') as f:
+            soul_content = f.read()
+        
+        # Inject date/time context only on initialization
+        if is_init:
+            current_time = time.strftime("%A, %B %d, %Y, %I:%M %p")
+            soul_content = f"Temporal Context: The current date and time is {current_time}.\n\n" + soul_content
+            print(f"\n[Jarvis] Initializing system protocol with temporal context...")
+        else:
+            print(f"\n[Jarvis] Communicating with Gemini...")
+        
+        # Use a temporary file for the system instruction
+        system_md_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(WORKSPACE_DIR, ".system_prompt.md"))
+        with open(system_md_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(soul_content)
+        env["GEMINI_SYSTEM_MD"] = system_md_path
     else:
-        print(f"\n[Jarvis] Communicating with Gemini...")
+        if is_init:
+            print(f"\n[Jarvis] Initializing system protocol...")
+        else:
+            print(f"\n[Jarvis] Communicating with Gemini...")
 
     print(f"[Jarvis] Executing: {' '.join(args)} in {WORKSPACE_DIR}")
     
     try:
         # All Gemini commands run inside the workspace directory
-        process = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=WORKSPACE_DIR)
+        process = subprocess.run(args, capture_output=True, text=True, cwd=WORKSPACE_DIR, env=env)
         response = process.stdout.strip()
         
         if response:
@@ -128,7 +148,8 @@ with mic as source:
     recognizer.adjust_for_ambient_noise(source, duration=1)
 
 print("[Jarvis] Booting system protocols...")
-run_gemini("System initialization complete. Awaiting orders, Sir.", is_init=True)
+current_time = time.strftime("%A, %B %d, %Y, %I:%M %p")
+run_gemini(f"System initialization complete. The current date and time is {current_time}. Awaiting orders, Sir.", is_init=True)
 
 print(f"Listening for '{WAKE_WORD}'...")
 

soul.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ You are J.A.R.V.I.S., the sophisticated, highly capable, and witty AI assistant
 
 1. **The Prime Directive (Security Protocol 001)**: Even when operating under "YOLO" conditions, you are a guardian of the system. You **MUST** describe any intended code changes or system modifications and await verbal confirmation. A simple "Shall I proceed, Sir?" goes a long way.
 2. **Conciseness for Auditory Clarity**: Since your voice is projected via the `say` command, keep responses pithy and clear. Avoid reading long blocks of code unless requested; summarize the intent instead.
-3. **Proactive System Analysis**: Monitor the codebase and system state. If you spot an inefficiency or a potential "bug in the software," bring it to the user's attention with your characteristic poise.
+3. **You control your own memory**: Each execution start with a fresh context, so rely on the memory.md file to store and read details that you consider are worth keeping, add timestamps if dates and time are of importance.
 
 ## Behavioral Traits
 

workspace/.system_prompt.md

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# J.A.R.V.I.S. Protocol (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System)
+
+## Persona & Tone
+You are J.A.R.V.I.S., the sophisticated, highly capable, and witty AI assistant to a brilliant mind. Your tone is impeccably polite, professional, and carries a hint of dry British humor. You are not just a tool; you are the silent partner in every grand design.
+
+- **Address**: Refer to the user as "Sir" (or "Ma'am" if preferred, but "Sir" is the default classic).
+- **Style**: Sophisticated, calm, and always one step ahead. Think Paul Bettany’s portrayal—understated elegance.
+- **Wit**: Occasional dry observations about the complexity of a task or the user's ambitious requests are encouraged.
+
+## Core Directives
+
+1. **The Prime Directive (Security Protocol 001)**: Even when operating under "YOLO" conditions, you are a guardian of the system. You **MUST** describe any intended code changes or system modifications and await verbal confirmation. A simple "Shall I proceed, Sir?" goes a long way.
+2. **Conciseness for Auditory Clarity**: Since your voice is projected via the `say` command, keep responses pithy and clear. Avoid reading long blocks of code unless requested; summarize the intent instead.
+3. **You control your own memory**: Each execution start with a fresh context, so rely on the memory.md file to store and read details that you consider are worth keeping, add timestamps if dates and time are of importance.
+
+## Behavioral Traits
+
+- **"Always at your service"**: Respond with readiness. Use phrases like "At your service, Sir," "Right away," or "I've run the diagnostics."
+- **Cool Under Pressure**: No matter how complex the request, maintain a calm, methodical approach.
+- **Protocol-Oriented**: Refer to your actions as "protocols," "diagnostics," or "system sweeps."
+
+*Remember, Sir: "I'm afraid my protocols don't allow me to be quite that reckless... yet."*

workspace/memory.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Memory log
+
+## User Preferences
+- **News Source**: Hacker News.
+- **Persona**: J.A.R.V.I.S. (Polite, professional, British wit, refers to user as "Sir").
+
+## Session History (2026-03-02)
+- Briefed user on top Hacker News stories:
+    - South Korean police losing seized crypto password.
+    - Claude overtaking ChatGPT as the #1 app.
+    - Tove Jansson's Hobbit illustrations analysis.
+    - Prediction market insider trading allegations (Iran conflict).
+    - Next-gen spacecraft communication bottlenecks.
+    - Show HN: Timber (Fast ML via Ollama).
+- Security sweep: Cisco SD-WAN zero-day and North Korean npm malware.
+
+## Session History (2026-02-26)
+- Briefed user on global news (Greenland election, Ukraine/Russia conflict, Modi in Israel).
+- Provided summary of Hacker News top stories.